The Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Hoards of the Colchian Culture in Western and Central Caucasus

该研究项目旨在探索格鲁吉亚西部科尔奇斯的贮藏。这是已知的欧亚大陆最东边的地区。到目前为止，没有完整和现代的所谓科尔奇斯文化的收藏目录。在大多数情况下，出版的图纸和照片不符合现代标准。因此，这些储藏物的详细文件是这个项目的中心，包括图纸、图片和所有的技术测量（包括重量）。此外，博物馆储藏室和档案馆的工作将通过发现宝藏的地点的本地化来补充。这是他们在更广泛的文化环境中重新语境化的基础。地形和沉积习惯将被详细描述。用便携式XRF设备筛选发现的金属将能够区分不同的材料组及其时间意义。这将支持对科尔喀斯窖藏的整体年表的修订。通过与格鲁吉亚东部各圣殿的祭品进行比较，最终将揭示高加索地区和地中海盆地的仪式实践中更为普遍的问题

The research projects aims at exploring the hoards in west Georgian Kolchis. This is the easternmost known Eurasian hoard province. Up to now no complete and modern catalogue of the hoards of so called Kolchis culture exist. In the majority of the cases the published drawings and photographs do not fulfill modern standards. Therefore, the detailed documentation of these hoards lies at the center of this project and includes drawings, pictures and all technical measurements (including weight) of the objects. Furthermore, the work in museum storage rooms and archives will be supplemented by the localization of the sites where hoards were found. This is basic for their recontextualisation in the broader cultural environment. Topography and deposition customs will be described in detail. The screening of the metal finds by a portable XRF device will enable distinguishing different material groups and their chronological significance. This will support a revision of the overall chronology of the Colchian hoards. The comparison with the votive offerings in sanctuaries in Eastern Georgia will eventually shed light on more general questions of ritual practices in the Caucasus as well as in the Mediterranean Basin